Hi! I am a Hartson that you've never met. I'm not sure if we're related, but I live in Pennyslvania, along with about 5 or 6 other Hartson's. All of us originated from Maryland. There are still about 4-5 Hartsons left there. And those Hartson originated from Connecticut. I'm not sure where they came from before that. I have been told that the Hartson's helped in one,way, shape, or form to establish Yale University. I also know that there are a few of us who live in Texas. My father told me that the Hartson name did not originate as "Hartson", but as a series of different name that eventually turned into that. He also told me that we've originated from Norway. I' m not sure if that was the information that you were looking for, but I think it's great that there seems to be more Hartson's out there than what I realized:)